These vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and savory that you are going to love pairing together.
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If you’ve ever had something savory and immediately wanted something sweet or vice versus, has to do with serotonin levels in our brain. This vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies hit both sweet and savory cravings all at once.
Plus, if you’ve never put tahini in cookies then you have no idea what you are missing. It’s the perfect balance of soft and crunchy cookies that you are going to have yourself questioning everything else that you need to be adding into.
They only take minutes to prep and bake and are freezable!
Frequently Asked Questions on how to make the best vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies:
Can I make these Top 8 Allergen Free?
Whether you have a gluten allergy or dairy or another Top 8, you will be happy to know that you can make these completely free of top allergens.
For the vegan butter, we would recommend using a soy free vegan butter, like Flora or Earth Balance soy free in the red tub
For gluten free, we have had the best of luck with King Arthur Measure for Measure flour.
Can I make any substitutions?
Besides the substitutions above for making Top 8 Allergen free, we are frequently asked if you can make them without vegan butter or swap out the sugar for a healthy sugar source.
The answer is yes, but. Yes, you can, but the taste and texture is obviously going to differ once you start making any changes.
For the butter, swap with applesauce by replacing in the same amount.
For the sugar, we would recommend just replacing with a coconut sugar versus something else.
Can I prep these ahead?
Yes! Let cool completely and then leave in an air tight container on the counter for up to 5 days.
Can I freeze the dough?
Of course. Whether you want to eat the entire batch at one time or you just need a couple here and there, you can totally roll out what you need and then freeze the remaining batter in an air tight freezer container or bag
Can I refrigerate the dough until ready to use?
Absolutely! While chilling dough isn’t needed for this recipe, if you wanted to make the dough ahead, but not ready to make, just cover the bowl and place in the fridge up to a week.
It does take chilled cookies longer to cook so check after the recommended baking time and you may need an additional few minutes to finish your cookies.
What is vegan sugar?
In the United States, most sugar has been processed through bone char. While there are no animal parts left in the sugar, many vegans are not okay with the practice of using animal parts in the refining process.
Read more about why you sugar likely isn’t vegan.
Are vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies healthy?
When you eat a cookie like this, you release serotonin which is always a healthy thing to have happen.
This recipe does contain vegan butter and vegan sugar; however both of those could be replaced with substitutions like applesauce and coconut sugar to make healthier, although the taste and texture would differ.
Can I eat this cookie dough?
Many people believe that since there’s no eggs in the dough, that they could just eat the dough; however, flour is actually more a risk for salmonella poisoning than eggs.
For that reason, we do not recommend eating this dough.
However, we do have an edible vegan chocolate chip cookie dough that you can eat. As well as a gluten free edible vegan chocolate chip cookie dough.
Are chocolate chips vegan?
Traditionally, milk chocolate chips are not vegan; however, many dark chocolate chips can be vegan.
The main ingredient that makes a cookie not vegan is either milk or whey (whey powder). If those ingredients are not included in the ingredient list, then the chocolate chips are likely vegan.
You could also make your own vegan chocolate chips by following a homemade chocolate recipe and then piping chips instead.
Where do you find vegan chocolate chips?
If you are looking to just find vegan chocolate chips in the store, then you can absolutely find them. They are actually getting easier and easier.
One of our favorites is Enjoy Life, and they can be found in most grocery stores, Target, Walmart, and stores like Whole Foods and natural grocery stores. They are Top 8 Allergen Free and do not contain and dairy or eggs making them completely vegan.
Stores like Whole Foods will also have a large variety of other vegan chocolate chips like Lilys or Chatfields.
What are your favorite vegan chocolate chips?
We have a tendency to just stick with Enjoy Life. They are easiest to find and they taste almost indistinguishable from traditional chips.
However, if we found a good dark chocolate bar that we like, for example Aldi’s 70% cacao bars, then sometimes we use those too.
Tips on how to make the best vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies recipe:
We list a ton of tips above and highly recommend that you read each one if before you cook your cookies; however, if you want the short version here’s some easy tips on making the best vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe.
- Preheat the oven before you start making your dough
- Use a cookie scoop to ensure uniform size of cookies so they bake at an even temperature.
- Don’t make substitutions unless you are aware of the changes it will make to your cookies
- Watch your cookies in the oven as all oven temperatures are different you may need to pull out your cookies earlier or leave longer
What are other awesome vegan cookie ideas that I should make?
Whether you are doing a cookie exchange or you just want to switch up and make a new vegan cookie recipe, we have you covered.
We have over a dozen vegan cookie recipes that you can find when you click on our best vegan cookie recipes roundup.
We have everything from the salted caramel cookies you see above, as well as things like:
- vegan snickerdoodles
- vegan classic sugar cookies
- vegan peanut butter cookies
- vegan oatmeal cookies
- and more!
Just click here.
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Vegan Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour (255g)
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup vegan butter, room temperature (56g)
- ¾ cup tahini (192g)
- ¾ cup vegan cane sugar (148g)
- ½ cup vegan light brown sugar, packed (106g)
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (127g)
- 1 ½ cups vegan chocolate chips (255g) (we like a combination of chips and chunks)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (177˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, add flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add vegan butter, tahini and both sugars. Beat with a mixer (stand or hand) until light and creamy about 3-5 mins. Scrape down the sides.
- Add apple sauce and beat them until combined (about 15 – 20 seconds). Scrap down again.
- Add the flour mixture and beat on low just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Add chocolate chips and use a spatula to fold the chips in.
- Use a cookie scoop to make 12 cookies and place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 11 – 13 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool about 10.
- Store any leftovers in an air tight container.
Hi! I see that the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of butter but when I switch to metric, it says 8 tablespoons. Can you clarify this please?
Sorry for any confusion. We’ve updated the recipe to have metrics right beside the imperial amount on the same line, hope this helps